Posts Tagged ‘jason perks’

Study of assurance market paints a skewed picture

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Assurance is often misunderstood and I’m concerned that a new study of the market for assurance of sustainability and corporate responsibility reports compounds the problem by painting a skewed picture of where the market is going and even what assurance is.
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Bankers’ bonuses reflect a deeper challenge for sustainability: Short-termism

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Rowan Williams, Barrack Obama, Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy have all called for reform of the City bonus culture in the past few days. They reflect widespread concern that the lessons of last year have not been learned by those widely seen as being a root cause of the economic crisis. But this is simply another indication of a deeper problem.
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Should I keep my 1960s VW camper?

Monday, July 20th, 2009

I own an old VW camper. It’s red and white and full of real wood and character. When I drive along the road, people smile. But it’s an inefficient, polluting old banger. So should I keep it? (more…)